Visual signal for automobiles.



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VISUAL sIGNAL FUR AUYOMOBILES MPLICATION FILED SEPT-21.19M-

Patented July 16, 1918.

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VISUAL SHRNAL FUR auromomus.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-2]. NHL

OSCAR KORN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

VISUAL SIGNAL son AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1918.

Application filed September 27, 1917. Serial No. 193,535.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Oscar: KORN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of We no and State of Michigun, have invente certain new and useful Im rovements in Visual Signals for Automo iles; and I do hereby declare the following -to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon,'which form a part of this specification. I

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in visual signals for'use upon automobiles and consists essentially in the provision of a device of this nature so arranged that the operator may, through electrically controlled means, cause lightsto be turned on to indicate the direction that the automobile is about to turn or stop.

The invention consists of a simple and efficient device of this nature having various details of construction combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which with the letters of reference marked thereon form a part of this specification and in which:

Figure 1 is a face view of the visual signal.

Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view through the apparatus.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Y

Reference now being bad to the details of the drawings by letters:

A designates a casing of the signal which may be of any shape or size, preferably as shown in the drawings, and which is provided with an elongated slot B in the bottom thereof, which is covered by means of a sheet of transparent material Said oasing has a centrally dis osed, cylindrical outlined compartment E aving a colored 'F forming a closure to one end thereo designates a removable back to the casing forming a closure to said cylindrical outlined compartment. Said back has a tubular shell I exiting through an opening therein and the ends of said shell are provided with bayonet slots, one end of. the shell losing adapted to receive a socket K of an electric bulb having a pin TA thcrcon for engagement with said slot, while the other end of said shell is adapted to receive a plug 0 to which electric wiring is adapted to be attached.

The wall of said cylindrical casing has an elongated slot or opening i therein in istration with the slot in the bottom of the casing and through which white light from the bulb may be reflected, which is adapted to illuminate the license card upon thrmachine. I

Other compartments within the casing are designated respectively by letters M. l'Vi. and M. In each compartment are frmncs, designated by letter P made of wire and conforming to the shapes of the compartments and which form backing for the sheets of translucent material R, S and T, the former of which has the letter R and an arrow appearing thereon, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. indicating that when the lamp R within the com iartment M is lighted. the light will illuminate the lcilcr {R" and the arrow to indicate that the whic'lc carrying the visual signal is to turn to the right. A bull) 'l" is mounted in the compartment M and is adapted. when the current is turned on, to illuminate a sheet of material bearing the letter L and an arrow, to indicate that the vehicle is to turn to the left. The com partment M, which is directly over the central cylindrical eon'lpartment. has a bulb S mounted therein for the illumination of the sheet of material forming the wall of the compartment and which bears the word Stop for the purpose of indicating that when t e bulb S is turned on. visual signal ing a casing having a eehtI-a l cylindrical mounted upon said frames behind the said 10 outlined com artment, and a plurality of translucent sheets.

frames with t eir wa-lls adjacent to the wall In testlmony whereof I hereunto aflix my of the cent ral eomparti nenh concavecL- the signature in presence of two Witnesses. Walls of sand frames being 111 contact wlth OSCAR KORN- one another, and lugs projecting from the edges of said frames, sheets of translucent Witnesses:

material held by said lugs against the mar- A. H. MOODY, ginal edges of said frames, and lamps R. L. ANDERSON. 

